Niche markets, regional diversification and the reinvention of Western Australia's sandalwood industry

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 564-575

  Tonts, Matthew ^a   Selwood, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversification; Niche markets; Rural change; Sandalwood; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; MARKETING; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0345566245     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9663.2003.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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